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Definition of bagworm
: any of a family (Psychidae) of moths with wingless females and plant-feeding larvae that live in a silk case covered with plant debris; especially : one (Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis) often destructive to deciduous and evergreen trees of the eastern U.S.
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Subject to spider mites and occasionally bagworms, but both are easily stopped.
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1811
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